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A. H. BRYANT. Improvement in Egg-Carriers. N0.129,3I'3.

Patented July 16, I872.

inventor I (m i/wmva Mg MW? g? .wM/mm STATES ABNER H. BRYANT, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN EGG-CARRIER3.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 129,313, dated July16,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABNER H. BRYANT, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented anew and valuable Improvementin EggOarriers; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction-and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure-1 of the drawing is a representation of a vertical section of oneof the pockets of my egg-carrier. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of thestrips which compose it. Fig. 3 is a side view of the other strip; andFig. 4 is a top view of the pocket.

This invention has relation to the means for transporting eggs; andconsists, in the manner hereinafter described, of cutting and fittingtogether strips of pasteboard or other suitable material in order toproduce tapering pockets having elastic walls, and adapted to hold andkeep apart eggs placed therein for convenience and safety during theirtransportation, each pocket being of a size and form to hold a singleegg.

Referring to the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention, Arepresents a rectangular strip of pasteboard or its equivalent, from theupper edge of which are cut the slots marked a, terminating below themiddle part of said strip. These slots are cut in pairs, each pairdistant from the adjacent pairs the width of the pocket to be formed.The slots of each pair converge from their lower ends to the upper edgeof the strip, and are thus separated by an angular tongue, I). Bdesignates a strip of past-eboard or its equivalent equal in length andwidth to the strip A.

From the lower edge of this strip are cut in pairs the short slots 0,running in the same direction from their upper ends as wouldcontinuations of the slots a, and about equal in length to saidcontinuations if the same should extend to the lower edge of the stripA. In weaving these strips together to form the pockets represented byD, the strips A are brought underneath the strips B, at right anglesthereto. Two of the strips A are placed beneath the coinciding pairs ofslots 0 in the strips B. The strips B are then pressed down over thestrips A in such a manner that the tongues b shall enter the spacebetween the strips B while the strips B pass into the slots a, thestrips A at the same time entering as far as possible the slots 0. Theupper and lower edges of the respective strips being made to coincide,the result is the double walled, tapering, or pyramidal pocket orpockets represented by D. The tongues b and d serve to keep the walls ofthe egg-pockets apart and at the proper inclination, at the same timerendering them strong and stilf enough to preyent the eggs from gettingtoo close together, or from slipping out of place hence, when thesetongues are used thinner and less expensive stock may be used than incases where the tongues are dispensed with.

Instead of using single strips of pasteboard, with the slots a cutfromone edge, a strip of double width may be used, the points of thetongues 12 meeting at a middle line, and the strip folded over. Thestrips B may be also double width, the slots 0 cut from both edges, andthe strips folded over the same as the other.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isp In an egg-carrier or tray, the strips A having the slots a cut fromtheir upper edges in pairs, those of each pair separated by the angulartongues b, in combination with the strips B having the slots 0 runningat the same inclination as the slots at, and separated by the dovetailtongues d, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

ABNER H. BRYANT.

Witnesses WM. H. GRAHAM, JOHN H. MARTIN.

